Official dinner at the Royal Palace of Stockholm

Motiv: The King and Queen at the official dinner at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. Photo: David Sica/Stella Pictures

On Tuesday 3 December, The King hosted the second official dinner of the year.

Guests included representatives from the diplomatic corps, the Riksdag, the Government, counties and authorities, science, sport and business, as well as people The King and Queen met during the county visits carried out during the year in connection with The King's 40th jubilee. The guests were received and greeted by The King, The Queen, The Crown Princess, Prince Daniel and Prince Carl Philip in the Vita Havet Assembly Rooms. The dinner was served in Karl XI's Gallery.

The guests were received in the Vita Havet Assembly Rooms. Photo: royalcourt.se

Seating

The King escorted Minister Beatrice Ask to the table. Minister Lena Ek was seated to his left. The Queen was escorted to the table by Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, and Minister Ulf Kristersson was seated to her right. The Crown Princess was escorted to the table by El Salvador's ambassador, Mr Martin Rivera Gómez. Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt was seated to her right. Prince Daniel escorted Minister Lena Ek to the table. Minister Maria Arnholm was seated to his left. Prince Carl Philip escorted Minister Maria Arnholm to the table. Mrs Patricia Guirola de Rivera, wife of El Salvador's ambassador Mr Martin Rivera Gómez, was seated to Prince Carl Philip's left.